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What is the best beesuit on the market for preventing bee stings?

OK, that's it. No more cheap poly/cotton bee suits for me. I went to pull fall honey from my 4 hives and the first 3 were quite peaceful after getting smoked. However, the 4th one, which is my most rowdiest one, nailed me at least 50 times through the poly/cotton suit I bought because I'm a new beek and it was cheap. Not anymore. It's time to whip out the big bucks on a quality suit.

Any thoughts from personal experience as to what the best beesuits that are on the market today that can handle aggressive hives and, at the same time, are cooler that the cheap ones? I know there are some good ones out there, but I would much rather receive personal recommendations from experienced beekeepers than reading vendor promo ads.

Started beekeeping in 2013 and having a blast with my 8 small cell hives!!

Re: What is the best beesuit on the market for preventing bee stings?

I wear jeans and std Walter Kelley cotton upper with zippered vail and their standard gloves. Never been stung thru the suit. However I've had one sting come thru the glove, just the tip, a little poke. I think some people are more prown to attack then others. My buddy seems to real up the bees much more than i do when working a hive.

The suit cotton suit does get hot....i usually wear a polyester shirt underneath and a veneted hat makes a huge difference.

Re: What is the best beesuit on the market for preventing bee stings?

Thanks for the input so far, but I need a suit they may not be sting-proof, but one that the vendor at least acknowledges they are attempting to minimize the stings. None of the suits on sale at the major bee supply companies (ML, Rossman, BM, WK, etc state that from what I've found so far.

A local beekeeper friend of mine said to check out the suits at Golden Bee Products in Louisiana. Has anyone had experiece with their suits? They look much more like what I'm looking for. I don't mind paying the price if they work as well as they say they do - http://www.goldenbeeproducts.com/suit.html

Started beekeeping in 2013 and having a blast with my 8 small cell hives!!

Re: What is the best beesuit on the market for preventing bee stings?

I agree with the rest on the Ultra Breeze. I have used one for the past two years and have never been stung through the suit. It is well worth the money for the stinging side of things and is much cooler to wear when it is hot out.

When my Ultra Breeze is worn out I will buy another one just like the first one and yes the fact they are made in the good ole USA is great.

Re: What is the best beesuit on the market for preventing bee stings?

I have both the ultra breeze and the clone from mann lake.,, the ultra is better quality but was more expensive. I wear both. my ultra is about 7 years old, my mann lake is 1 . Mann lake did ship much quicker.

Re: What is the best beesuit on the market for preventing bee stings?

You will love your Ultra-breeze. I have a full suit and a jacket. A bad thing happened to my suit, so I ordered another. UPS let me down, so I had to wear the jacket and jeans to do a cut-out 12' in the air. I got stung through my jeans and gloves, but not through my suit.